John bbickett



lJ. BRIOKBTT Seed Planter.

N0. -229,o2s. Patented' June l22, 1880.

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` UNITED vSTATES" JOHN BRIGKETT, FVDANFORTH, ILLINOIS, AssIeNon oF Two-THIRDs or HIS RIGHT TOUHOMER A. GRISWOLD AND GEORGE W. FLOT'I, OF SAME PLACE.

SEED-PLANTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,028, dated June 22, 1880.

' Application filed October 28, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN BRICKETT, of Danforth, in the county of Iroquois and State ofr Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to check-rowers for seed-planters which derive their power (to reciprocate the connecting-rod of the slide-valve 1o of the hopper containing the seed) from a rope or linked rods extending across the field in which the seed are to be dropped. Heretofore these devices have been constructed of cams, pinions, and gear-Wheels, or I 5 of forked arms, rocker-plates, 85e., having vertical guide-arms or a series of guide-pulleys arranged in such relation thereto that the chain of linked rods or knotted ropes guided by them must be bent at a right angle, or substanzo tially so, to operate the reciprocating mechanism. These devices are objectionable because of their complicated construction, and for the reason that the linked rod or chain upon the radial arms is strained and the rope upon the z 5 pulleys is soon worn out'by the friction caused by the sharp turns around the pulleys. Furthermore, by reason of these abrupt turns, they are not adapted for using a wire cable to operate them.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple and eective attachment of few parts, requiring no abrupt curves or bends in the lines used for operating it, thereby admitting of the use of a stiff and durablelwire cable in- 3 5 stead of a pliable rope, which is soon worn out by friction, or of linked rods, unwieldly in their operation.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts,

T4o Figure 1 is a perspective of my device, showing its attachment to an ordinary seed-planter. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the rim of my camwheel and the grooved diaphragm on its periphery.

A represents the hoppers, B the slide-bar for operating the valves, and O the central longitudinal bar, of an ordinary seed-planter.

Upon the bar C, or to the hoppers, I secure, by bolts or other suitable means, the transverse bar D, for supporting the mechanism to operate the sliding bar of the hoppers. On each end of the bar D, I secure uprights d d, and at a suitable distance from them, toward the center of the bar, I secure similar uprights d d', all of which are slotted at their bottoms to permit the reciprocating bar E of the at- ILachment to move freely through them.

F F are wheels at each end of the supportingframe, having beveled wings or cams G G extending on either side of and at opposite points on the rims in a line with their aXis,

and their periphery grooved, as shown at f,

riphery and one of the cam-Win gs of the wheel.

These studs are beveled on their edges in opposite directions to correspond with the cams on each side of the wheels, so that when the wheels are revolved the cams act alternately upon them and reciprocate the bar E.

H is a clamp on the sliding bar E, to which is attached the rod I, for connecting the sliding bar of the attachment to the reciprocating bar of the hoppers. rllhis bar is made adjustable, by set-screws or other suitable means, to adapt it to machines varying in width. The beveled lugs are also made adj ustablc on the sliding bar to regulate the-length of stroke of said bar, for it will be perceived that if the lugs are farther apart than shown the cams will not strike them at their base, but farther up their inclines. Hence a shorter stroke is made by the reciprocating bar to which the lugs are attached.

J are bracket-arms extending upwardly at one side of the cam-wheels, and having pulleys j pivoted thereon to guide the rope.

K is a cable or cord laid ina line or at a slight angle from one end of the field to the other, and having suitable enlargements or knots Z at intervals of its length.

I prefer to attach the cable or cord to stakes placed at an angle at each end of the iield to a direct line through the length of the field,

so that by having about twelve feet of slack in the cableI may make two trips with the machine before having to move the stakes u at the end of the field to the opposite angle`` As the cable is only connected to one ofthe cam-Wheels at a time, it will be 4seen that if I place the planter a little to one side of the stake at the lower end of the tield andV place the cable on the wheel farthest from it the slack will be taken up, and the cable, extending from the wheel to the other end of the eld, Will be in a straight line. When the machine is reversed to return and is placed in line with the cable-t'. e., in ,position at the end stake-the cable is then stretched to take up the slack; and thus the cable is not only an actuating medium, but a guide-line for the driver.

The attachment and operation of mtv device are as follows, viz: l` bolt the check-rower to any ordinary seed-planter and connect the reciprocating bar by a rod to the slide-valve of the hoppers. The machine is then placed as above described, and the knotted cable is laid in the grooves of the diaphragm on the cam- Wheel and is placed in the groove of the guidepulley on the bracketJ. The planter is driven forward in the direction indicated in the drawings. The enlargements or knots in the cable or cord strike against the diaphragm and are not released until the drivewvheel has passed beyond the beveled studs, thus giving the sliding bar a lateral movement in its passage.

The weight of the cable. or rope turns the Wheel until cam G is brought in contact with the stud. Then the rope slips along until one of the knots or enlargements comes in contact with a grooved diaphragm, when the operation above described is repeated, and soon,

until the end oi the field is reached and the machine is turned, as I have already indicated.

I wish it to be understood that I do not contine myself to the exaetconstruction shown and described, for I ma)7 have any number of .cam-wings upon my wheel; and I .mayalso operate said wheel, with but slight variation Ainthe reciprocating bar, in a horizontal as vwell as a vertical position.

bar, said wheel adapted to carry and to revolve in line with an actuating-cord extending across the field, whereby the seed-valves are intermittently operated and the bending or crimpi 6c ing of. said cord avoided, as described and shown.

2. The combination, with a grooved Wheel.

F, notched as described, and provided With one or more wings, G, of a bar, E, provided with lugs g g', intermittently engaging with the grooved wheel, wherebythe said bar is reciproeated, as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with the Wheel G, constructed and arranged as shown, actuatingcord K, and bracket-arm J, of the reciprocating rod E, lugs g g', adjustable clamp H, andv rod I, substantially as shown and described. JOHN BRIOKETT.

Witnesses FERNANDO WOLFE, GEO. E. TAYLOR. 

